Category Archives: Sewing

BOOK GIVEAWAY WINNER FOR SEPTEMBER

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Janome Canada

You might be forgiven for wondering where on earth I have been? Yes, I have been very quiet during the last 2 months due to illness, a super hectic business travel schedule as well as a vacation to South Africa. I sure missed … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Decorative stitches, Janome Fun, Janome Sewing Machine, Janome Sponsored event, Sewing | Tagged BOOK GIVE-AWAY SEPT 2014, SEWING SCHOOL by Amie Petronis Plumley & Andria Lisle, Storey Publishing | Comments Off

SERIES ON JANOME FEET PART 9: CONCEALED ZIPPER FOOT

Posted on September 26, 2014 by janomecanada

Today’s bite of sewing goodness comes in the form of a little lesson on what some of us consider the scary side of sewing life… Zipper insertion! No running and hiding. Give it a go. You just might earn an … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, Horizon Memory Craft 15000 Embroidery Combo, Janome Accessories, JANOME FOOT SERIES, Janome Fun, JANOME MC 8200, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Sewing Machine, Sewing | Tagged how to insert a concealed or invisible zipper foot with Janome, janome concealed zipper foot Z, Janome invisible zipper foot Z | 5 Comments

THE CALGARY SHOW IS NEXT WEEK …..SEE YOU THERE!!

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Janome Canada

THE CALGARY SEWING SHOW : THE CREATIVE STITCHES AND CRAFTING ALIVE SHOW WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WILL NOT BE HELD AT THE STAMPEDE SHOW GROUNDS……THE VENUE HAS MOVED TO SPRUCE MEADOWS, SOUTH OF CALGARY. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, JANOME CANADA SPONSORED, Janome Embroidery, Janome Fun, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Sewing Machine, Janome Sewing Machine Feature, Janome Sponsored event, Sewing, Sewing News, SEWING NOTIONS | Tagged CALGARY SEWING SHOW 2014, CREATIVE STITCHES & CRAFTING ALIVE SHOW, JANOME AT THE CALGARY SEWING SHOW, SEWING WORLD CALGARY | Comments Off

APPLES & QUILTS PART 4

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Janome Canada

Our 4th & final part in the THURSDAY APPLES & QUILTS is another fruity fabric table topper……yes, yes, I know… I was determined to make a dent in my stash! We are giving you both Part 3 & Part 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Decorative stitches, JANOME CANADA SPONSORED, Janome Fun, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Quilt, Janome Sponsored event, Sewing | Tagged AN APPLE A DAY WITH JANOME, APPLES & QUILTS, EMBELLISHING QUILTS WITH DECORATIVE STITCHING AND SCALLOP TRIM, SCALLOP BINDING, USING JANOME MACHINE DECORATIVE STITCHING AS QUILTING | Comments Off

APPLES & QUILTS PART 2

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Janome Canada

Here we go again with another Apple Quilt project idea. You will recognize more of that fruit fabric I went crazy buying up a few years back (yes, what was I thinking as there are only so many kitchen table … Continue reading →

Posted in 4120QDC, Creativity, Decorative stitches, Horizon MC 12000, Horizon MC7700QCP, Janome Fun, JANOME MC 8200, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Quilt, Janome Sewing Machine, Janome Sewing Machine Feature, Janome Sponsored event, MC 6600P, MC8900, Sewing | Tagged AN APPLE A DAY WITH JANOME SEPTEMBER 2014, APPPLE QUILT, FRUIT FABRIC, JANOME QUILT | Comments Off

AN-APPLE-A-DAY-WITH-JANOME : NEW STITCH COMPOSER STITCH……..AN APPLE!

Posted on September 10, 2014 by janomecanada

You guessed right! We could not do an apple-a-day-with-Janome without also creating a brand new APPLE decorative stitch in STITCH COMPOSER. The following Janome & Elna machine models come with the ability to make as many new 9mm stitches as … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Decorative stitches, Horizon MC 12000, Horizon Memory Craft 15000 Embroidery Combo, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Sewing | Tagged AN APPLE A DAY WITH JANOME, HORIZON LINK FOR MC 12000, HORIZON LINK SUITE FOR MC15000, MAKING A NEW APPLE STITCH STITCH WITH JANOME STITCH COMPOSER, STITCH COMPOSER FOR MC12000, STITCH COMPOSER FOR MC15000 | 1 Comment

APPLES AND QUILTS PART 1

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Janome Canada

Today we feature Part 1 of our APPLES & QUILTS ON THURSDAYS. Well, we kind of already showed you an apple quilt on Monday when we kicked off with our APPLE-A-DAY-WITH-JANOME …… call that a bonus opening special! Did you … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Decorative stitches, Horizon MC7700QCP, Horizon Memory Craft 15000 Embroidery Combo, Janome Accessories, JANOME CANADA SPONSORED, Janome Fun, JANOME MC 8200, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Quilt, Janome Sewing Machine, Janome Sewing Machine Feature, Janome Sponsored event, MC 6600P, MC8900, Quilt Binder, Sewing | Tagged AN APPLE A DAY WITH JANOME, Free Motion Quilting, JANOME CONVERTIBLE FREE MOTION FOOT SET, JANOME DITCH QUILTING FEET, TABEL RUNNER WITH FRUIT FABRIC | Comments Off

A is for APPLE: Part One

Posted on September 2, 2014 by janomecanada

Welcome to DAY 2 of An Apple a Day from Janome and happy Sewing Month! Today our special guest is Trina Gallop of Will Cook for Shoes.Trina offers all sorts of daily living goodness on her blog – from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Janome Canada Artisan, JANOME CONSUMER PROJECTS, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Sewing | Tagged Apple quilt, Lunch tote, Paper piecing, Trina Gallop, will cook for shoes | 2 Comments

PINS ARE ONE OF OUR SEWING STAPLES

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Janome Canada

Us sewers all use pins almost every single time we sew so even though we don’t talk much about them, they are VERY IMPORTANT. I thought it might be good to have a post focusing just on pins. The lovely … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Janome Fun, Janome Sewing Machine, Sewing | Tagged CLOVER CLIPS, FLOWER HEAD PINS, GLASS HEAD PINS, MAGNETIC PIN CUSHION, METAL HEAD PINS, PIN CUSHIONS, PINS FOR SEWING, SEWING NOTIONS | 3 Comments

BOOK REVIEW AND YOU COULD WIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK!!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Janome Canada

YES….THIS BOOK COULD BE YOURS…..read on We have a number of different books to give away over the coming months. The give-away this month (August 2014) is one copy of the book reviewed in this blog post. All you need … Continue reading →